MIT scientists have developed implantable microparticles offering a dual-action cancer treatment, combining targeted ...

At present, most chemotherapy drug treatments against cancer are delivered by an intravenous drip over several hours on a hospital ward. Patients normally have to make daily trips for a week at a ...

People commonly associate chemotherapy with intravenous (IV) cancer drugs in a hospital or doctor’s office. This has been the traditional nonsurgical method of treating cancer. Recent advances ...

The new MIT treatment combines phototherapy, a process of implanting/injecting heated particles with an external laser, with chemotherapy. The team employed molybdenum sulfide as the phototherapy ...

The following is a summary of “Perioperative chemotherapy and nivolumab in non-small-cell lung cancer (NADIM): 5-year ...

Both drugs are given via IV infusion and may be used with chemotherapy depending on the type of cancer. For an in-depth comparison of these two drugs, see this drug article. And be sure to talk ...

Subcutaneous formulation of Rybrevant reduces infusion reactions compared to the intravenous version, maintaining similar pharmacokinetic profiles. Skin and nail changes are common side effects, ...

Life was good for Betsy Ehrenberg. It was 2017, and she was 68, a partner at Boston law firm Pyle Rome Ehrenberg PC. She represented unions in collective bargaining matters and workers who’d ...

Hair growth typically starts two to three months after stopping chemo. Most people fully recover their hair within six months. You may notice changes to the color and texture of your natural hair.

This treatment involved weekly intravenous cisplatin and two types ... The intervention group received six weeks of induction chemotherapy followed by the same chemoradiotherapy treatment as ...

An estimated 65% of people undergoing chemotherapy experience it as a side effect — because the drugs attack rapidly growing cells but can’t selectively spare those that are not cancerous ...